Nell Rogers interviewed by Fred Morton for the Fred Morton collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2951782
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Rogers, Nell, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1977
- 1 sound tape reel (86 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips, half track, mono. ; 7 in.
- Series:
- Fred Morton collection.
- Summary:
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Reel 6, Side 1. Nell Rogers, former secretary to Charles Ulm and Charles Kingsford-Smith, about Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, Australian aviation pioneer talks about first contact with Kingsford-Smith and Ulm through Atlantic Union Oil Co.; relative merits of Kingsford-Smith and Ulm; trans-Tasman flight; establishment of Australian National Airways and work for it; his view of Ulm as a visionary and dedication to aviation; Ulm's first contact with aeroplanes; trans-Pacific flight - idea conceived independently; Campbell-Jones; Keith Anderson; Sydney Meyer; hard time in America; Captain G. Allan Hancock; Harry Lion and Jim Warner; Australian National Airways - The Depression, the loss of the Southern Cloud, and the contribution of Ulm and Kingsford-Smith; Coffee Royal incident - a newspaper war; Ulm and the Australia to London proposals after liquidation of Australian National Airways; her work for Ulm; Ulm and the Avrock round-world attempt flight; on trans-Tasman flight to New Zealand with Ulm; Ulm's last flight and crash; first official airmails to New Zeland and New Guinea; establishment of Great Pacific Airways Ltd; Ulm's true value not recognised.
- Notes:
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- Recording begins on Reel 6, Side 1.
- This is part of a collection of interviews concerning the life of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-215133368
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary available.
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Morton, Fred, 1930-1993, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Fred Morton collection.
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- Until 2047 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1977
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